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Why is Maj. Marcus Reno of the 7th Cavalry such a controversial figure?

by | Aug 5, 2009 | Inside History

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Why is Maj. Marcus Reno of the 7th Cavalry such a controversial figure? Ross Taylor Nashville, Tennessee I believe Maj. Marcus Reno was unfairly treated following the Custer Battle. Libby Custer blamed him for the Little Bighorn defeat, as did other Custer supporters; that faction believed he was a coward for not coming to Custer’s aid during the attack. Those folks kept making trouble for him. In April 1877, the wife of another officer, a woman with an unsavory reputation, began hitting on Re


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